Neighbors find Klan fliers in yards, driveways in Oak Ridge

Several residents in the Linden neighborhood of Oak Ridge awoke Thursday to find a disturbing flyer in their driveways or front yards.

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By Beverly Majors

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By Beverly Majors

Posted Mar. 18, 2013 at 5:54 PM
Updated Mar 18, 2013 at 5:56 PM

By Beverly Majors

Posted Mar. 18, 2013 at 5:54 PM
Updated Mar 18, 2013 at 5:56 PM

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Several residents in the Linden neighborhood of Oak Ridge awoke Thursday to find a disturbing flyer in their driveways or front yards.

Someone put the fliers inside plastic bags along with several rocks to anchor the bags, and dropped them or threw them into yards during the early morning hours on Thursday.

The flier on letterhead with the logo of The United Klans of America (UKA) states “Neighborhood Watch you can sleep well tonight knowing the UKA is awake!” The flier also has a phone number and a website address for the UKA.

Oak Ridge Police Officer Garrett Robbins reported the phone number on the flier is from the northern Alabama area code, and the website is related to white supremacist propaganda.

Oak Ridge Police Department incident report said residents from Bradley Avenue and side streets, including Bryn Mawr Circle, Beverly Circle and Bermuda Road, and along Robertsville Road to Rand Circle, found fliers.

Linden Elementary School is located on Robertsville Road in the same area where fliers were found, but a Police Department incident report doesn’t indicate a flier was left on school property. The schools were closed last week for spring break.